Magazine distributor NDD has lost distribution of Best Bets and Winning Post to Fairfax. These losses and those announced earlier this year beg questions over the viability of NDD. Their canceling of around 600 newsagent accounts, withdrawal of Friday deliveries and the talk by some newsagents of the benefits of closing their NDD account give discussion about the future of NDD credence.
While I am sure that the company would say that it is business as usual, to many observers of NDD, myself included, this does not appear to be the case. With most of the titles they distribute outside the top selling magazines and an average sell through rate of 50%, the cash-flow cost to newsagents of a shrinking underperforming magazine distributor is considerable.
Apparently NDD’s contract with News Ltd for FPC Magazines is due for renewal later this year.
Bets bets and Winning post, is the only reason I still deal with NDD. Could be a good time to relook at the need for a NDD account.
Jeez I hope that cheque clears soon..
Yep, it’s taken this long to finalise things from mid-March!
The man who admits no faults, is stubborn, has no flexibility and carries oneself with arrogance, knows everything gradually loses all their friends.
I wonder if this change is due to a fall in sales seeing so many accounts have been cut?